Borris House, Co Carlow Fri-Sun 051-421255

RTÉ NSO/FINGHIN COLLINS (PIANO)

Bailey Allen Hall, Galway Tues 8pm 22 091-705962; University Concert Hall, Limerick Wed 8pm 15-23 061-331549; City Hall, Cork Thurs 8pm; WIT Chapel, Waterford Fri 11th 8pm 22 051-855038

QUATUOR TERPSYCORDES

Solstice Arts Centre, Navan Tonight 8pm 15 046-9092300; Birr Theatre Arts Centre Tomorrow 8pm 18 057-9122911; Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray Sun 8pm 16 01-2724030; Coach House, Dublin Castle Tues 8pm 15 01-6719429; St John’s Arts Heritage Centre, Listowel Wed 8pm 15 068-22566; Excel Centre, Tipperary Thurs 8pm 15 062-80520

SENSORIUM

Project Arts Centre Mon-Sat 12th 01-8819613

There’s a new festival in Co Carlow this weekend. The Barrow River Arts Festival is based in Borris House, and its directors are violinist Maya Homburger and composer/ double bassist Barry Guy (above), who will make a number of appearances over the festival’s three days. Among the other performers are Dutch baritone Maarten Koningsberger, in a 17th- century programme featuring Purcell (with harpsichordist Malcolm Proud); and English tenor James Gilchrist performing Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin with Finghin Collins.

Collins is back in action with the RTÉ NSO this week, directing three Mozart piano concertos from the keyboard in Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford. The Geneva-based Quatuor Terpsycordes open a Music Network tour on Friday, playing a programme that represents all four centuries of the string quartet’s history in works by Mozart, Brahms, Henri Dutilleux and Deirdre McKay.

And Monday sees the opening of Sensorium at the Project Arts Centre, a multidisciplinary music festival curated by Judith Ring, Angie Atmadjaja and Emily Kalies.